1、国家公共英语四级（综合）练习试卷 16及答案与解析 PART A Directions: For Questions 1-5, you will hear a conversation. While you listen, fill out the table with the information you have heard. Some of the information has been given to you in the table. Write only 1 word in each numbered box. You will hear the recording twic
2、e. You now have 25 seconds to read the table below. 1 Number of languages in the world (approx) is _ . 2 Number of people speaking English as their 1 st language is _ . 3 Number of words in Oxford Dictionary (approx) is _ . 4 Percentage of computer information in English is _ . 5 More than 1,000 lan
3、guages spoken in _ . PART B Directions: For Questions 6-10, you will hear a passage. Use not more than 3 words for each answer. You will hear the recording twice. You now have 25 seconds to read the sentences and the questions below. 6 What kind of disorder is dyslexia? 7 When was dyslexia first rec
4、ognized in Europe and U. S. A.? 8 In persons with dyslexia, which side of the brain is larger? 9 In what kind of people can dyslexia commonly be found? 10 According to Dr. Silvia Richardson, what are the characteristics of the dyslexic persons? PART C Directions: You will hear three dialogues or mon
5、ologues. Before listening to each one, you will have 5 seconds to read each of the questions which accompany it. While listening, answer each question by choosing A, B, C or D. After listening, you will have 10 seconds to check your answer to each question. You will hear each piece ONLY ONCE. 11 For
6、 what reason is language the greatest invention of mankind? （ A） Language was the first invention of mankind. （ B） Man depends a lot on language. （ C） Man could not have made most of his inventions if there were no language. （ D） There were so many languages. 12 What would be the condition of the wo
7、rld if there was no printed word? （ A） Man would have to use war signals. （ B） Man would have to stop inventing things. （ C） Man wound not be able to live his fellow beings. （ D） The world would be a place without universities, business contracts and newspapers. 13 How does the knowledge gained by o
8、ne generation become a basis for the invention of the next? （ A） It is passed on to the next generation in genes. （ B） It is stored in computers. （ C） It is passed on to the next generation through languages. （ D） The young people start their research before the old people die. 14 What do we know ab
9、out the origin of language? （ A） The origin of the language is reflected in sounds and letters. （ B） The origin of language is handed down from generation to generation. （ C） The origin of language dates back to the prehistoric period. （ D） The origin of language is a problem not yet solved. 15 Acco
10、rding to the talk, what do words mean? （ A） They are visual letters. （ B） They are represented by sounds. （ C） They are sounds represented by letters. （ D） They are signs called letters. 16 According to the talk what is the secret of a writer s success? （ A） It is the use of words that recall to us
11、the glad and sad events of our past. （ B） It is the use of words that are arranged in a creative way. （ C） It is the use of words that are as beautiful as music. （ D） It is the use of words that agree with certain literary style. 17 How to get over the first step to write a letter? （ A） You consider
12、 that you owe somebody a letter. （ B） You consider that letters are gifts. （ C） You consider that writing letters makes you feel cheerful. （ D） You should feel shamed that you haven t answered a letter. 18 When should a letter be considered obligatory? （ A） When you make friends. （ B） When you recei
13、ve a gift. （ C） When you want to visit your friends. （ D） When you haven t answered a letter for a long time. 19 What is suggested if you want to keep your friends? （ A） Write letters carefully. （ B） Write letters promptly. （ C） Write letters with a lot of information. （ D） Write letters with a prop
14、er style. 20 What should be considered the most important when you write a letter? （ A） Clarity. （ B） Dramatic effect. （ C） Information. （ D） Grammar and style. 国家公共英语四级（综合）练习试卷 16答案与解析 PART A Directions: For Questions 1-5, you will hear a conversation. While you listen, fill out the table with the
15、information you have heard. Some of the information has been given to you in the table. Write only 1 word in each numbered box. You will hear the recording twice. You now have 25 seconds to read the table below. 1 【听力原文】 There are more than 2,700 languages in the world. In addition, there are more t
16、han 7,000 dialects. A dialect is a regional variety of a language that has a different pronunciation, vocabulary, or meaning. The language in which a government conducts business is the official language of that country. There are one billion people speaking English. That s 20 percent of the world s
17、 population. Four hundred million people speak English as their first language. For the other 600 million it s either a second language or a foreign language. There are more than 500,000 words in the Oxford Dictionary. 80% of all English vocabulary comes from other language. Eighty percent of all in
18、formation in the world s computers is in English. More than 1,000 different languages are spoken on the continent of Africa. When the American spaceship voyage began its journey in 1977, it carries, a gold disc. On the disc, there were messages in 55 languages. Before all of them, there was message
19、from the Secretary General of the United Nations in English. 1 【正确答案】 2,700 【知识模块】 Language and communication 2 【正确答案】 400,000,000 【知识模块】 Language and communication 3 【正确答案】 500,000 【知识模块】 Language and communication 4 【正确答案】 80% 【知识模块】 Language and communication 5 【正确答案】 Africa 【知识模块】 Language and c
20、ommunication PART B Directions: For Questions 6-10, you will hear a passage. Use not more than 3 words for each answer. You will hear the recording twice. You now have 25 seconds to read the sentences and the questions below. 6 【听力原文】 Doctors say as many as 20% of all children in the United States s
21、uffer from some form of the learning disorder called dyslexia. Experts on dyslexia say that the problem is not a disease. They say that persons with dyslexia use information in a different way. One of the world s great thinkers and scientists Albert Einstein was dyslexic. Einstein said that he never
22、 thought in words, he thought in pictures instead. Other famous persons who had dyslexia include Leonardo da Vinci, the American inventor Thomas Edison and former American Vice-President Nelson Rockefeller. Dyslexia first recognized was in Europe and the United States more than 80 years ago. Many ye
23、ars passed before doctors discovered that persons with the disorder were not mentally slow or disabled. Doctors found that the brains of persons with dyslexia are different. In most people, the left side of the brain-the part that controls language, is larger than the right side. In persons with dys
24、lexia, the right side of the brain is bigger. Doctors are not sure what causes this difference. However, research has shown that dyslexia is more common in males than in females, and it is found more often in persons who are left-handed. No one knows the cause of dyslexia, but some scientists believ
25、e it may result from chemical changes in a baby s body long before it is born. Doctor Samuel Orton fifty years ago was one of the first persons to develop ways to teach persons with dyslexia. In 1940, a year after his death, doctors, teachers and other experts formed the Orton Dyslexia Society to co
26、ntinue his work. Doctor Silvia Richardson is a member of the Orton Society, she says that after dyslexic persons solve their problems with language, they often show themselves to be especially intelligent or creative. She said they think differently and need special kinds of teaching help. But Docto
27、r Richardson said it is important to help these people develop skills in every area possible. 6 【正确答案】 Learning disorder 【知识模块】 Language and communication 7 【正确答案】 More than 80 years ago 【知识模块】 Language and communication 8 【正确答案】 The right side 【知识模块】 Language and communication 9 【正确答案】 Males and le
28、ft-handed 【知识模块】 Language and communication 10 【正确答案】 Especially intelligent or creative 【知识模块】 Language and communication PART C Directions: You will hear three dialogues or monologues. Before listening to each one, you will have 5 seconds to read each of the questions which accompany it. While lis
29、tening, answer each question by choosing A, B, C or D. After listening, you will have 10 seconds to check your answer to each question. You will hear each piece ONLY ONCE. 11 【听力原文】 If I had to name a single great invention of mankind, I would say language. There has been no greater invention, becau
30、se if there were no language, most of man s inventions would not have been made. Though there are other means of communications like signals in war, signs made with hands, and facial expressions, they are not as powerful as language. The communication possible through these means is limited. Languag
31、e made it possible for man to share his thoughts, his questions and his knowledge with his fellow beings. Knowledge gained by one generation could become the basis of inventions of the next generation only because of language. The written word and the printed word were the next greatest invention. C
32、an you imagine our world with everything else but without printed pages? The modern world functions on the strength of the printed word. There would be no universities, no business contracts, no political treaties, and no newspapers, if we did not have the printed word. 11 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 Language a
33、nd communication 12 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 Language and communication 13 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 Language and communication 14 【听力原文】 How men first learned to invent words is unknown; in other words, the origin of language is a mystery. All we really know is that men, unlike animals, somehow invented certain sound
34、s to express thoughts and feelings, actions and things, so that they could communicate with each other; and that later they agreed up-on certain signs, called letters, which could be combined to represent those sounds, and which could be written down. Those sounds, whether spoken, or written in lett
35、ers, we call words. The power of words, then, lies in their associations-the things they bring up before our minds. Words become filled with meaning for us by experience; and the longer we live, the more certain words recall to us the glad and sad events of our past; and the more we read and learn,
36、the more the number of words that mean something to us increases. Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these thoughts in words which appeal powerfully to our minds and emotions. This charming and telling use of words is what we call literary style. Above all, the
37、 real poet is a master of words. He can convey its meaning in words which sing like music, and in which their position and association can move men to tears. We should therefore learn to choose words carefully and use them accurately, or they will make our speech silly and vulgar. 14 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】
38、 Language and communication 15 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 Language and communication 16 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 Language and communication 17 【听力原文】 The first step in writing is to get over the guilt of not writing. You don t “owe“ anybody a letter. Letters are a gift. The burning shame you feel when you see unanswere
39、d mail makes it harder to pick up a pen and makes for a cheerless letter when you finally do. Skip sentences like “l feel bad about not writing, but I ve been so busy, “etc A few letters are obligatory, and they are “Thanks for the wonderful gift“ and “You welcome your friends to stay with me.“ and
40、not many more than that. Write those promptly if you want to keep your friends. Don t worry about others, except love letters, of course when your true love writes “Dear light of my life, joy of my heart, some response is called for.“ Keep your writing stuff and in one place where you can sit down f
41、or a few minutes. For example, keep envelopes, stamps, an address book, everything in a drawer so you can write fast when the mood strikes you. Sit down for a few minutes with the blank sheet in front of you, and meditate on the person you will write to. Let your friend come to mind until you can al
42、most see her or him in the room with you. Remember the last time you saw each other and how your friend looked and what you said and what perhaps was unsaid between you. And when your friend becomes real to you, start to write. Write the salutation-Dear You-and take a deep breath and plunge in. A si
43、mple declarative sentence will do, followed by another and another and another. Tell us what you re doing and tell it like you were talking to us. Don t think about grammar, don t think about style, don t try to write dramatically, just give us your news. Where did you go, who did you see, what did they say, what do you think. 17 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 Language and communication 18 【 正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 Language and communication 19 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 Language and communication 20 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 Language and communication
